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THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 341.
ESTIMATE COST OF
NATION’S DEFENSE
Military and Navy Expenses For Next Fiscal Year Call For
$256,421,357. ‘‘Eight or More Submarines” is Admin
istration’s Program. General Plan of Fortifications Pre
sented to Congress Today.
Washington, D. C.—Representa
tive Kahn, of California, ranking
Republican of the. house naval
committee, in a formal statement
today declared himself for a build
ing program to Include a large
number of submarines and tor
pedo boats, more, battleships and
an increase in navy enlistments.
He endorsed a scheme of short
term enlistment to provide a mo
bile army of 500,000 and a national
guard of 500,000.
What It Calls For.
Washington, D. C.—The nation's
military and naval expense during the
next fiscal year, not including certain
fixed expenses, would amount to $256,-
451,357 compared with $251,284,167 dur
ing the citrrent year under plans of
the administration as embodied in es
timates submitted to congress today.
This amount provides for the regu
lar army, the military academy, the
militia so far as its cost to the fed
eral government is concerned, fortifi
cations, arsenals, military posts and
the naval establishment, including the
proposed naval building program and
the increase in the navy heretofore au
thorized.
The Program.
The tentative administration naval
building program for the next fiscal
year as indicated in the estimates, is
for two battleships, six torpedo boat
destroyers, “eight or more submarines,"
one oiler and one gunboat, one of the
submarines to be of the sea-going
type and seven or more to be of the
coast defense type. The hulls and
outfits of these vessels alone would
cost during the coming year almost
ten million dollars and their arms and
armament $9,425,000.
Democratic Leader Underwood, some
of the members of the naval commit
tee and others in congress, having in
mind the European war’s lessons, fav
or an increase in submarines rather
than in the larger type of naval craft.
This sentiment is expected to be in
jected into debates during the present
session. Tentative estimates for the
naval program is all “on the assump
tion that new vessels to be authoriz
ed at this session will be built by con
tract.” The final program will be
outlined by Secretary Daniels just be
fore the naval bill is reported to the
house.
Submarine Mines.
Submarine mines, an Important fac
tor in the European conflict are pro
vided. For purchase of mines and
necessary appliances to operate them
“for closing the channels leading to
our principal seaports and for con
tinuing torpedo experiments,” an ap
propriation of $191,350 Is asked. There
also is proposed $68,000 for mainten
ance of submarine mine material and
for torpedo depot administration in
continental United States.
In the general scheme of fortifica
tions, aggregating almost $6,000,000
numerous increases are asked. For
construction of gun and mortar car
riages, last year's appropriation is
more than doubled in the estimate of
$6*5,000 for fortifying Cape Henry. Va..
together with SIOO,OOO to modernize
older emplacements.
Ammunition.
For purchase, manufacture and test
of ammunition for mountain, field and
siege cannon $1,600,000 is asked, an
Increase of $400,000; and various items
ranging from SIOO,OOO to $450,000 for
sea coast cannon, purchase of ammu
nition sub-calibre guns, alteration of
three ’inch batteries to rapid fire field
batteries are asked. For purchase of
searchlights for defense of the more
important harbors $150,000 is asked, aft
increase of $50,000; preparation of
fortification plans doubled to $10,000;
A and maintenance of the mobile art 11-
' lery $55,000.
For fortifications In the insular pos
sessions $446,000 is asked, an Increase
of $90,000.
Panama Canal.
The Panama Canal fortifications ag
gregating $1,942,228, an increase of
$717,613, including $25,000 for torpedo
buildings and $763,000 for purchase,
manufacture and test of ammunition
for seacoast and land defense cannon
and machinery necessary for Its manu
facture at the arsenal and for matn
tennce of secost rtillery. The secre
try of war also would be given discre
tionary authority to spend $50,000 of
this amount to erect manufacturing
projectiles. The estimates also call
for an appropriation $568,680 for con
struction of barracks for the mobile
army and coast artillery In the canal
zone for which $700,000 was appro
priated last year and increase the
appropriation of *50,000 for fire control
stations at Panama to $383,301.
2 STEAMERS HIT
MINES AND IK
London, 7:23 a. m.—A Reuter’s dis
patch from Stockholm states that the
Swedish steamers Luna and Everilda
struck mines off the Flninsh coast
»nd sank The Luna's crew was
\n*v€<t but all except one Beaman
* the Everilda were lost.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
BRITON SUNK UK
GERMAN, CHILE
Valparaiso, Chile.—The British
steamer Choreas from New York Oc-'
tober Ist, has been sunk at sea off
Port Carrall, Chile, by the German
transport Prinz Eitel Frierich. The
crew of the Charcas has been landed
at Papudo, ,‘C miles north of Valpa
raiso.
Had No Passengers.
New York.—The Charcas was in the
service of the New York and Pacific
Steamship Company.
W. R. Grace & Company, local
agents of the line, said the ship car
ried no passengers and probably she
had discharged the greater part of
her cargo before meeting the Prinz
Eitel Frierich.
firsTM is
5,000 BALES
Savannah, Ga.—The American
steamship Carolyn sailed for Bremen
thjs morning with a cargo of 5,000
bales of cotton. This is the first ves
sel direct for any German port from
the Atlantic seaboard since the Euro
pean war developed. The cotton is
estimated as worth $.37.50 the bale
with freight rate said to be $4.60 the
bale.
BATTEREDSERB
RALLIES AGAIN
Paris, 4:25 a. m.—A Havas dispatch
from Nish, Servia, reports that the
Servians since Dec. 3 have resumed a
vigorous offensive. The Servians on
the dispatch says, pursued the
enemy’s right wing as far as the Ko
lubara river, where the Austrians
abandoned four of their batteries.
Goodfellows
The nest egg of the Goodfellows’
Club for this Xmas Is in hand. It
is going to grow and be a big
fund before Xmas eve and it is
going to make many a poor kid
happy.
Gustave Speth, Jr., is a Good
fellow, and sent SI.OO for the fund.
He writes: “I was wondering last
week when I wrote my Santa
Claus letter where all last year’s
Goodfellows were this Xmas.
Afraid they had gone to war and
was so glad to see on Saturday
that The Herald was going to look
them up again.. I knew if there
was one in Augusta The Herald
would find him. Give this SI.OO to
Santa. He Is the Goodfellow to
all little boys and knows what to
bring them. Hope you will find
every Goodfellow in town.”
Mrs. C. S. Ramsey writes:
“There is so little I do or can do
for others, but I would like to join
the Goodfellows' Club and let you
help some one. I enclose SI.OO and
wish it were fifty."
Mrs, Wilfred Neill writes:
“Here’s hoping the enclosed SI.OO
will help a little In the good work
of the Goodfellows."
The Philathea Class of Holy
Trinity English Lutheran Sunday
school are all good fellows and
send word that they will take care
of the Xmas of 12 little boys and
girls. That sounds like the real
thing for some wishing, wonder
ing, wanting kiddles of this city.
The Musicians’ Union sends
word through Its secretary that
they are going to be goodfellows
this Xmas and will spend $15.00
where it will do the most good in
making some poor kid or some
needy ones happy.
And here are some other letters
that the Secretary of the Good
fellows’ Club is receiving.
Dear Goodfellows: I am a poor
widow woman with three little
girls. I work In the mil! every
day I am able to work. I make
$25.00 a month when my work 1s
running, and I pay $7.00 a month
rent. I rent one room out and it
cuts my rent to $5.00. I can make
out very well in the summer but It
Is so hard with me In the winter
to live. I've got an old aunt who
minds my* children while I'm at
work for them. I don’t want to
part from my little ones as long as
I can get bread for them to eat. I
hate to beg but I've come to that
pass now. I hope some goodfellow
will lend me a helping hand this
winter.
Dear Goodfellows: We are two
little fatherless girls. Will you tell
Santa Claus to come and see us
this Xmas. Mama Is not able to
pay him for us. ,
It’s good work, Goodfellows. It's
big work. There's work for a lot
of Goodfellows this Xmas Don't
you want to help make Hope grow
thin Xmas?
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 7, 1914.
ESTIMATES FOR
THE SAVANNAH
RIVERJ3B,OOO
Appropriation of $413,000 De
sired for Both Waterway
and Harbor Presented to
Congress. $53,000,000 is
Bill's Total.
Washington.—More than $53,000,000
is estimated for Improvements and
maintenance of the nation's water
ways and harbors during the fiscal
year of 1916, which begins July 1,
1915.
The great waterways require the
larger part of the money. The total
of the works is made up of a com
paratively small number of large Items
and a comparatively larger number of
small items. The Mississippi river
estimate is $10,500,000; the Ohio, $9,-
884,000; the Hudson, $3,670,000; the
Tennessee, more than $3,000,000; the
Columbia and the Missouri, $2,500,000
each; and the Delaware, $1,500,000.
Estimates of appropriations in South
Carolina and Georgia are:
South Carolina.
Waccamaw river, $55,000; Charles
ton, $70,000; Winyah bay, $100,000;
Santee, Wateree and Congaree rivers,
$20,000.
Georgia.
Altamnha, Oconee and Oemulgee riv
ers, $40,000; Brunswick, $41,000; Sa
vannah $375,000; Flint River, $50,000;
Savannah river, Savannah to Augusta,
$35,000; above Augusta, $3,000; Chat
tahoochee river, below Columbus,
$120,000; Coosa river, between Rome
and Dam No. 4, $75,000; locks and
dams, $56,000; St. Marys river, $5,000;
waterway, Savannah to Fernandina,
Fla., $77,000.
BALINIMS
ANTI GERMANY
London, 2:55 a. m.—Progress has
been made toward an understanding In
the Balkans which will be satisfactory
to the allies, according to The Tele
graph’s Athens correspondent, who
says it la reported has been reached
for a reap preachment between Scrvla
and Bulgaria. The British, Russian
and French ministers have visited the
Greek premier, the correspondent re
ported, and he said that the Greek
newspapers declared the visits con
cerned proposals that Greece should
assist Servia.
U. S. PREPAREDNESS
QUERIES TO PRES’T
Representative Gardner is Told
By Nation’s Head That His
(Gardner’s) Resolution, at
Present Time, is Unwise.
Would Create Unfavorable In
ternational Impressions.
Washington.—President Wilson an
nounced today that he was opposed
to Representative Gardner’s plan for
Investigation of the prepardness of
the United States for national refense
because he thought it was an unwise
way of handling “a question which
might create very unfavorable Inter
national Impressions.”
Representative Gardner called on
the president today at the latter's re
quest to discuss his resolution for an
investigating commission. After Mr.
Gardner’s call the following statement
was given out at the White House:
Opposed to Its Method.
“The president told Representative
Gardner that he was opposed to the
method of Inquiry proposed by Mr.
Gardner, because he thought it was an
unwise way of handling a question
which might create very unfavorable
International impressions. He stated
to Mr. Gardner that he was entirely
in favor of the fullest inquiry by the
committees of congress and that there
were no facts in the possession of the
executive department which were not
at the disposal of those committees.”
Two Questions Put.
During his call Mr. Gardner read
these two questions to the president:
“There are two ways of defeating
my resolution. It can be defeated on
a square yea and nay vote or it can
be pigeon-holed in the committee on
rules. Which course do you advise?
“Will you authorize army and naw
officers to testify before the rules
committee on my Invitation, cither
with or without restrictive Instruc
tion ?”
When Mr. Gardner left the president
he refused to say what answer had
been given to his questions. White
House officials said the formal state
ment given out would be the only
comment on the call.
Will Press It.
Mr. Gardner said he was not sur
prised at the president’s position and
would continue to press for passage
of his resolution.
Prior to Mr. Gardner’s call, Chair
man Tillman of the senate naval com
mittee, discussed national defense
with the president. Later ho said he
and the president agreed that the
United Rtatfs should have an ade
quate navy In accordance with the
declarations of the last, democratic
platform. He added that naval ex
perts would have to determine what
an adequate navy was.
Visited White House Today
and Asked the President —
Is the United States
Prepared tor War?
'vY'™, ***>»!"(s
GARDNER
SUPREME GHHRT
REFUSES WRIT
TO LEO FRANK
Washington, D. C The supreme
court today refused to issue a writ to
review the case of I.co M. Frank, con
victed in Atlanta in 1913 of the mur
der of Mary Phagan.
’die court’s action ends attempts to
save Frank's life by its intervention.
After the court’s announcement to
day, Henry Alexander, representing
Frank, conferred by telephone with
Louis Marshall, of counsel, then an
nounced he would take no further steps
in Washington for the present.
Efforts will be made now, it is said
here, to procure a. pardon or commu
tation of sentence from the governor of
Georgia.
Re-Sentence to Death.
Atlanta, Ga.—Leo M. Frank will be
taken before the Fulton County su
perior court here next Wednesday for
re-sentence to death for the murder
of Mary Phagan. This announcement
was made by Solicitor General Hugh
M. Dorsey, today, following receipt
of news from Washington.
CONGRESS IN
$1,100,080,000
SESSION
Washington.—Congress returned to
work today after a six weeks’ rest, to
what promises to be a billion dollar
session.
With crowded calendars confronting
both houses, senators and representa
tives settled down to passing the big
appropriation bills and the adminis
tration program which President Wil
son will outline In his address tomor
row, in the hope that a special session
may not be necessary after March 4.
In the house, crowded galleries and
congressmen of all three parties
united in a remarkable ovation to
Speaker Clark as he dropped his gavel
at noon.
SIX AMERICANS SAFE.
Washington, D. C. —Consul Canada,
at Vera Cruz reported today the ar
rival of six Americans, expelled from
their ranch, one hundred and fifty
miles south of Vera Cruz when bandits
looted the property. Constitutional
ists provided transportation for them
to Vera Cruz Secretary Bryan au
thorized Canada to send them to the
United States and to bring tho case to
the attention of the authorities.
LEVER HAS ESTIMATES BILL.
Washington, D. C. —Representative
Lever, of South Carolina, announced
today that a bill would be Introduced
and urged for passage at this session
of congress for the creation of a com
mission of revision to revise the Am
erican system of estimates of expendi
tures of the government approximate
about a billion dollars annually.
"If nobody takes the initiative and
introduces such a measure, I will," said
Representative Lever today,
TWENTY-SIX ABOARD.
Nontucket, Mass. —Flying spray,
Know and rain shut off all view from
shore today of the six-masted schoon
er Alice M Lawrence which, with 26
men on board, struck on the end of
Tuckernuck Shoal Saturday. A wreck
ing tug from New London was re-
Jorted as standing alongside the
stranded craft. Life saving rrew*
were unable to launch their surf boats.
STORM WARNING
SIGNALS UP ON
ATLANTIC COAST
Gale Whipping the Seaboard.
Warship Ashore Off Dele
ware Thought Foreign Vessel.
Fair Weather for Tomorrow.
Washington.—With storm warnings
fluttering along the Atlantic coast
from Cape Hatteras to Eastport, Me.,
the gale that has been whipping the
seaboard, menacing shipping for the
last forty hours, was increasing In in
tensity today and moving slowly north
ward from the Virginia Copes where
it was centered this morning. The
gale’s force has been felt from Hat
terns ns far north as lower New Eng
land and has been marked by general
rains in the middle Atlantic and south
ern New England states.
A Foreigner.
The warship reported ashore off the
Delaware coast Is believed by navy of
ficials here to be one of a foreign naval
fleet. The arrival of two American
destroyers at Norfolk and a report
from the captain of the battleship
Kansas that he was riding out the
storm off the Delaware Capes, dis
posed safely of all the American war
craft in the vicinity.
No American warship answering the
description of the fighter reported
ashore—four funnels and a fighting
top—-is anywhere near (hat vicinity.
No Word Yet.
Today no word had come from the
revenue cutter Itasca, which put yes
terday from Norfolk to aid the strang
er. Navy officials say if the ship is
one of the foreign belligerents she
probably is not using ber wireless for
fear of Informing her enemies of her
position.
The velocity of the gale last night
touched high records in some instances.
At midnight the wind was blowing 72
miles an hour at Block island; 611 at
Nantucket; 60 at Handy Hook; 36 at
Atlantic City; 60 at Delaware Break
wator; 36 at Norfolk and 36 at Cape
Hatteras. When the storm became
central off tlie Virginia Capes today,
however, the wind velocity there in
creased.
The Constellation.
In Hampton Roads the old frigate
Constellation rode safely at anchor af
ter a perilous experience during the
night, when the gale parted her from
her tugs. Small shipping In Chesa
peake Bay was damaged by tho storm.
The forecasters promised generally
fair weather in the South Atlantic
region tonight and Tuesday.
At Gotham.
New York. —The Atlantic gale today
swept New York harbor and bay with
great violence. Several vessels lying
at dock were pounded against the
pier. A fire boat, lying at a slip in
St. George, Staten Island, was sunk
in that way.
At Atlantic City.
Atlantic City.—The northeast storm
which has been raging for two (lays,
continues to lash the New Jersey
coast today. Us fury, however, had
abated. Considerable damage has
been caused, but in no one place was
it serious except at the steel pier in
this city, where the music pavllllon on
the ocean end of the structure was
threatened with destruction.
The high water piled up by the
storm flooded parts of Long Port and
Ventnor, south of Atlantic City and
washed away a number of bulkheads
protecting handsome summer resi
dences and invaded the ocean end of
several Atlantic City streets,
Situation Alarming.
Soabright, N. J.—Turning of the edd
tide here today found Heabrlght’s
principal streets flooded, the railroad
tracks covered by the ocean for two
miles and waves sweeping through
breaks in the new seawall. With
high tide to come the situation was
alarming. Residents practically aban
doned hope of presenting great loss.
The tide was sweeping over ground
floors of houses and there appeared
an unbroken stretch of water between
Normandie and the Highlands for
several miles.
All business was suspended. Tho
First National Bank vaults were
flooded two feet deep. Waves broke
over Ocean Boulevard, skirting tho
shore and washed the earth from
under many cottages.
Lightship Adrift.
Norfolk, Va.- Cape Charles Light
ship, which went adrift In Saturday's
storm, has been towed to the Navy
Yard here. Both the Cape Charles
and the Nantucket Lightships are off
their stations and the government
wireless Is warning navigators of the
fact.
The wind off the coast today was
42 miles an hour arid the tides are
very hight.
SEEK REFUGE, ICY
NEW YORK NIGHT
New York. -Driven from streets and
parks by snow and an Icy rain, thou
sands of homeless men applied to the
municipal lodging houses and scores
of shelters maintained by charitable
organizations for food and places to
sleep last night. The municipal lodg-
Ing house cared for 1,669 men and hav
ing no more room, threw open one
of the municipal piers where nearly a
thousand more were given shelter.
BROUGHT THEIR KNITTING.
Washington.—Capitol society's
latest activity knitting garments
for stricken Belgians appeared
today In the halls of congress.
While the gsllerles were filling
several young women "brought
their knitting,” and plied their
needles vigorously on mufflers.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
LODZ IS CAPIURED
BY THE GERMANS
R. S. S. KANSAS IS
SAFE AI ANCHOR
Battleship Reported Ashore
In no Trouble. Awaiting
Moderation of the Weather.
Ocean City, Md.—The vessel sup
posed to he n warship which ground
ed near here yesterday was reported
by the local life saving service about
noon to be nowhere visible, and it was
presumed she hail freed herself and
proceeded seaward.
Intercept Wireless.
Philadelphia. The Philadelphia
Navy Yard today intercepted a wire
less message addressed to the Secre
tary of the Navy, reporting the bat
tleship Kansas safely anchored off
the Delaware ('apes waiting for the
weather to moderate before venturing
into Delaware Bay. Whether the
Kansas is the battleship last night
reported to have been in trouble off
Ocean City, Md.. further down the
const, the commandant of the Phila
delphia Naval Station could not say.
No other battelship is known to be in
that vicinity.
Kansas at Anchor,
New York —The Randy Hook Marino
Reporting Station early today stated
that tiie battleship which had been
reported as being ashore off Ocean
City on the Maryland coast is the U.
S S. Kansas. The Kansas, according
to the observer, is lying at anchor,
awaiting moderation of the weather,
and is not ashore as was believed.
Blowing for Help.
Baltimore, Md.—According to n dis
patch from Ocean City, Md., timed 10
a. m. today, the steamer supposed
there to he a warship which grounded
five miles below that place yesterday
was still fast this morning and blow
ing her whistle continuously for help.
The high Rea and fog prevented help
being rendered either from the shore
or the sea.
Has Four Funnels.
Washington.—The following mes
sage was received today from the keep
er of the life saving station at Ocean
City, Md., in answer to an inquiry by
Secretary Daniels:
“Unable ascertain nationality or
kind of ship; haH four funnels, two
masts, fighting top on each as far ns
possible to see. Weather thick. Blow
ing for assistance.”
PRIZE COURT ON
ENTIRE OIL CARGO
London, 3 p. m.—The prize court
ruled today that the entire cargo of
oil of the British tank steamer Rou
manian. which sailed on Nov. 17, from
Port Arthur, Texas, for Hull, was sub
ject to seizure because it was Ger
man owned. Tills decision upset the
contention of the defense that 4,800
tons of 1)11 which at the time of the
seizure had been discharged at Pur
fleet England, was immune from con
fiscation.
$1,000,000 SWINDLER.
New York —"Dr." Richard C. Flower,
alleged by the police to have swindled
various persons In this country and
abroad out of more than $1,000,000 ltf
mining and other enterprises, was sen
tenced today to serve a year in the
penitentiary on each of two indict
ments charging him with grand lar
ceny, to which he had pleaded guilty.
“Dr.” Flower, who 1s 71 years old, had
to he assisted into court, lie was so
Infirm that he was unable to stand
while sentence was being Imposed.
LACONIC REPORT:
'OSTEND BURNING'
No News Received Since to
Dispute Statement’s Accura
cy. French Continuing At
tacks Along the Yser.
Paris, 2:45 p. m.—The French war
office gave out an official communi
cation this arternoon as follows:
“In the region of the Yser we con
tinue to attack the few intrench
ments still held by the enemy on the
left bank of the canal.
"In Champagne our heavy artillery,
on several different occasions has
shown superiority over that of the
enemy.
London, 11:65 a. m.—The latest
French official communication de
clares there is nothing to report on
the western front and with the ex
ception of a special dispatch to the ef
fect that Ostend Is burning, nothing
has henn received In London to dis
pute the accuracy of that laconic
stHtement.
The Balkan states are said to be
near a repproehment which will en
able them to make common cause
against the Germanic allies.
HOME
EDITION
Another Swift Change Comes
in Campaign in Poland. Ber
lin Announcement Not Con
tradicted at Petrograd. From
Lodz, Road Leads to Warsaw.
NEW PLAN OF RUSSIAN
OFFENSIVE—TO CRACOW
From Oracow Across Silesian
Border to Breslau is the Plan
To Enter Germany. Large
Reinforcements in Galicia.
Berlin, (By Wireless to London,
3 p. m.) —The German official
statement given out in Berlin this
afternoon says that in northern
Poland German forces we.re suc
cessful, in prolonged fighting
around Lodz, In defeating strong
Russian foreps stationed to tho
tho northwest and to the south
west of that city.
To Warsaw Again.
London, 11:53 a. m. —Comparison of
reports from Berlin and Petrograd
leads to the conclusion that the Ger
mans occupy Lodz, from whence they
were driven on their first retreat from
Warsaw. Berlin makes positive an
nouncement that Lodz is in their
hands while Petrograd admits the sit
uation there is desperate.
If the fall of the city Is a fact, it
Indicates that communication with
Warsaw' strain is seriously menaced
but a semi-official statement from
Petrograd declares the Russians are
strong: enough to hold the invaders in
northern Poland and will content
themselves with doing this while de
voting their main energies to the re
duction of Cracow and the invasion of
Hungary.
Hungary the Weak Point.
Hungary, according to Petrograd re
jorts, is the weak point in the armor
of the Teuton allies. The messages
from Petrograd say that, even as early
as at the time of Lemberg's fall, Aus
tria asked Russia, for terms of peace.
Negotiations to this end, if any really
took place, apparently proved ab
sortive. The story is again revived In
Petrograd In the form of a report that
the Hungarian prime minister on a re
cent visit to Emperor William, de
manded better military protection for
Hungary, lack of which would cause
the loss of the kingdom.
Before Capture Reported.
Petrograd, Dec. 6, (Delayed in trans
mission). —An official communication
issued by the Russian general staff
says:
"Yesterday’s fighting passed with
out change. The essential engage
ments are continuing and the German
attacks have been repulsed/'
The word "yesterday” tn the fore
going dispatch refers to Saturday,
Lecembcr sth, before the capture of
Lodz was reported from Berlin.
TO PROTECT GRAND
JURY IN CHICAGO
Chicago. —Measures were taken to
day to protect members of the grand
Jury that returned indictments against
Cdptain J. Hatpin, deposed chief of
the detective bureau; Lieutenant John
H. Tobin and Walter O’Brien, a former
detective, charging them with having
accepted bribes.
Letters threatening their lives have
been received by three grand Jurymen,
according to States Attorney Hoyns.
who announced that he had obtained
evidence against 25 more members of
the detective bureau which formerlly
was In Captain Halptn’s charge and
that "policemen were falling over
themselves to confess in return for Im
munity.”
KILLED 2 IN COURT ROOM.
Wenatchee, Waeh.—Harry Carr, of
Leavenworth, on trial for attacking a
girl, shot and killed C. D. Franklin In
the court room at Cashmere today.
The hullet glanced and also killed a
man named Parsons.
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